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1 . a a a ‘ 2 Office Mem. »ndum » UNITED Si = S GOVERNMENT = 3 5 To 2 fin A, Ty, Belmont DATE: July 9, 1958 é ; _Tolson —_-— ' Boordman 2 rrom : W. C. Sullivan: fi. t ih | 9 “ | Neose —— we Rover 1 SURJECT: ee yi xn! Rosen 13 i} wc, Sullivan — 13 la if Tale. Room _. 14 Approval requested for captioned monograph to be disseminated Gendy L® all fiold offices, Legal Attaches, the Attorncy General, and Harry J. Anslinger, ommissionerof the Rureau of ilarcotics, U.S, Treasury Department, in view of his 3 terest in and cooperation in furnishing valuable information concerning the Mafia. 3° This monograph, prepared by the Central Research Section, is in two sections. The first section is a study of the origin, nature, and activities of the Mafia 4a its native Sicily as a backround to the Mafia in the United States, The second emection explains bow it was tran: yplanied to the United States, sets forth its past and SE esent activitiesin this country, and descriles the form through which itcontinues. . [™ a7 7 Special securliv preceutions are eine taken in connection with this SRonOTraph. The copies of the aonesraph will he niumbered to insure full control cf | 129. Each SAC will be aclvised that he is wholly responsible forthe security of this 3Qonograph; that he must be responsible for the charging out of copies of the monograph 3 Agents and forthe return of these copies from the Agents when they have been $fudicd, 3: In the SAC Letter : winenncing the transmittal of this monograph to the Jeol offices, SACs are being, cautioned that (1) none of the information contained in the Fro sections of the monograph is to he disclosed to or discussed with anyone who is 3&t an employee of the FEI, and (%) complete seerecy is to be given to the monograph 39sel{f. It is Leine pointed out that these measures are made necessary due to the in ‘ aes city Leing, given the Mafia at this time. o 4 wv W . . : yg As The copies of the ronograp’ designated for Lhe Attorney General and the iureau of Narcotics will te Lraismitted hy cover memorandum in which the recipients ywill be clearly and fully cavtioned net to disclose the information in the two sections 4@ the monograph to any person etier than the personnel of their own offices. Both Ufa cipicnts will also be cautioned that aur Bureau as the source ofthis information must 2 completely protected atall times. poy - 2 pole CA Jos enclosures fe Oleg + 3958 4 my fill iy Wo B30). aml/ lim \ A wey TT * : ‘ Le ee — i hie » Pelmont. - a Toe Weak weeded, Rose co f ; a t wees a) a: ce a aM. ULE ATaN (Room FOES) oe pd. oft oy <q Section tickler roe BS lien eA a - J. M. Sizoo a ren GC er (to See Se 59 . ,61. '62